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Shearwater efficiency?

Hello,

I currently own a pair of Hales Rev 3. I am looking for something alittle more refined and thought the Meadowlark Shearwaters would fit the bill. I had heard them before with an Audio refinement Complete Int. Sounded great.

However I recently went into a local shop the the salesman said that the Shearwaters need to be driven hard to sound good. Meaning high volumes with lots of power. Is this true?.

Incidently I have LOTS or power.
Thanks
Perry
perry

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findoc
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Your salesman sounds like a dodo. I own the Shearwater Hot Rods, I love them. I picked them over several much more expensive speakers I used to own, including Merlins and Kharmas. The Shearwater HRs are exceedingly easy to drive, minimum impedance is 7 ohms. maximum is 11 ohms, efficiency is 89dB. I have driven them successfully with as little as 15 watt 300B SET amplifiers with no problems whatsoever. I currently use a 30 watt SET amp and it will play w/o strain as loud as I ever care to listen.

Take the chance, you'll be happy, and your amp options will be surprisingly plenty...
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